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By: Eiland (Senate Sponsor - Jackson) |
H.B. No. 2457 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2009; |
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April 15, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Natural Resources; April 20, 2009, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 20, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duty of the General Land Office to clean, maintain, |
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and clear debris from a public beach affected by a declared |
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disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 61.067, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Sections 61.065 and 61.066, the land |
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office shall clean, maintain, and clear debris from a public beach |
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that is located in an area designated as a threatened area in a |
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declaration of a state of disaster issued under Section 418.014, |
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Government Code. The duty of the land office under this subsection |
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is limited to debris related to the event that is the subject of the |
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disaster declaration. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.082(a), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 61.067(a-1), the [The] |
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provisions of this subchapter shall not be construed to interfere |
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with local initiative and responsibility in the cleaning, |
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maintenance, and supervision of public beaches. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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